Commonwealth v. Beverly

By Judge D. Arthur Kelsey

The Commonwealth accuses Claude Bernard Beverly of multiple sexual offenses against his daughter, the complaining witness, in violation of Va. Code Ann. §§ 18.2-67.1,18.2-67.2,18.2-67.3, and 18.2-370.1 (Michie 1996 & Supp. 1999). The defendant has filed a pretrial in limine motion under the Virginia Rape Shield Law, Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-67.7, seeking leave to introduce at trial evidence of the alleged “unchaste character and prior sexual conduct” of the complaining witness. See Defendant’s Notice Pursuant to § 18.2-67.7 (March 21,2000). For the following reasons, the…